To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a report on progress on implementing the MAGP III fishing industry provisions; and if he will make a statement. [4916]
[holding answer 24 June 1997]: Fleet reduction targets under the third fisheries Multi-Annual Guidance Programme (MAGP III) relate to the period from 1 Janaury 1992 to 31 December 1996. The European Commission is still considering figures submitted by Member States in order to draw up a final assessment of what was achieved. The position as reported by the previous administration is set out in the table below.
Segment
| MAGP III Objective (GRT)
| Position at end 1996 (GRT)
| Percentage reduction in GRT to meet Objective
| MAGP III Objective (Kw)
| Positiion end 1996 (Kw)
| Percentage reduction in Kw to meet Objective
|
| Shellfish fixed | 5,264 | 5,331 | 1.3 | 35,895 | 43,999 | 18.4 |
| Distant water | 10,204 | 12,423 | 17.9 | 22,384 | 26,853 | 16.6 |
| Non-active, non-TAC | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
Under 10 metre vessels
| 22,697 | 20,851 | -8.9 | 286,154 | 286,367 | 0.1 |
| Total | 181,216 | 186,251 | 2.7 | 1,059,212 | 1,054,927 | -0.4 |
A negative percentage figure represents the over-achievement of the Objective.